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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21
Congressional Leaders Warn White House Against New Controls on Billions in NIH Grants
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21

Congressional Leaders Warn White House Against New Controls on Billions in NIH Grants

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21

Summary

  • House and Senate appropriations leaders on Monday warned the White House not to add new controls over how the National Institutes of Health awards billions of dollars in research grants.
  • The warning came as political officials weigh creating a commission to review NIH grant awards, a step that would insert additional oversight into the funding process.
  • The dispute centers on NIH’s grant-making system, which channels billions to biomedical research and now faces potential new political scrutiny from the administration.

Insights

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